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affidavit
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affidavit
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Affidavit
(gcide) | Affidavit \Af`fi*da"vit\, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath,
perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law)
A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing,
signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
--Bouvier. --Burrill.
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Note: It is always made ex parte, and without
cross-examination, and in this differs from a
deposition. It is also applied to written statements
made on affirmation.
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Syn: Deposition. See Deposition.
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affidavit
(wn) | affidavit
n 1: written declaration made under oath; a written statement
sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to
administer an oath |
AFFIDAVIT
(bouvier) | AFFIDAVIT, practice. An oath or affirmation reduced to writing, sworn or
affirmed to before some officer who has authority to administer it. It
differs from a deposition in this, that in the latter the opposite party has
had an opportunity to cross-examine the witness, whereas an affidavit is
always taken ex parte. Gresl. Eq. Ev. 413. Vide Harr. Dig. h.t.
2. Affidavit to hold to bail, is in many cases required before the
defendant can be arrested; such affidavit must be made by a person who is
acquainted with the fact, and must state, 1st, an indebtedness from the
defendant to the plaintiff; 2dly, show a distinct cause of action; 3dly, the
whole must be clearly and certainly, expressed. Sell. Pr. 104; 1 Chit. R.
165; S. C. 18 Com. Law, R. 59 note; Id. 99.
3. An affidavit of defence, is made by a defendant or a person knowing
the facts, in which must be stated a positive ground of defence on the
merits. 1 Ashm. R. 4, 19, n. It has been decided that when a writ of summons
has been served upon three defendants, and only one appears, a judgment for
want of an affidavit of defence may be rendered against au. 8 Watts, R. 367.
Vide Bac. Ab. h.t.
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affidavit
(encz) | affidavit,afidavit Zdeněk Brožaffidavit,místopřísežné prohlášení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Affidavit
(gcide) | Affidavit \Af`fi*da"vit\, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath,
perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law)
A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing,
signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
--Bouvier. --Burrill.
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Note: It is always made ex parte, and without
cross-examination, and in this differs from a
deposition. It is also applied to written statements
made on affirmation.
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Syn: Deposition. See Deposition.
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Stale affidavit
(gcide) | Stale \Stale\, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.;
probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. Stale, v. i.]
1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit,
and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
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2. Not new; not freshly made; as, stale bread.
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3. Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out;
decayed. "A stale virgin." --Spectator.
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4. Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty
and power of pleasing; trite; common. --Swift.
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Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing. --Grew.
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How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world! --Shak.
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Stale affidavit (Law), an affidavit held above a year.
--Craig.
Stale demand (Law), a claim or demand which has not been
pressed or demanded for a long time.
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Voluntary affidavit
(gcide) | Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See
Will, v. t., and cf. Benevolent, Volition,
Volunteer.]
1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.
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That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.
Taylor.
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2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton.
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She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope.
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3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in
distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,
which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
agent.
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God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
--Hooker.
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6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
church, in distinction from an established or state
church.
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Voluntary affidavit or Voluntary oath (Law), an affidavit
or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.
Voluntary conveyance (Law), a conveyance without valuable
consideration.
Voluntary escape (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the
express consent of the sheriff.
Voluntary jurisdiction. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious
jurisdiction}, under Contentious.
Voluntary waste. (Law) See Waste, n., 4.
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Syn: See Spontaneous.
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affidavit
(wn) | affidavit
n 1: written declaration made under oath; a written statement
sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to
administer an oath |
COUNTER AFFIDAVIT
(bouvier) | COUNTER AFFIDAVIT. An affidavit made in opposition to one already made; this
is allowed in the preliminary examination of some cases.
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